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'''''The Science of Getting Rich''''' is a [[book]] written by [[Wallace Wattles|Wallace D. Wattles]]; it was published in 1910. Wattles, who had formerly been a [[Methodist]], was at the time of writing this book a [[Christian Socialist]].<ref>Cox, Ora Ellen (1916) "The Socialist Party in Indiana", in ''Indiana Magazine of History'', June 1916, Indiana University, Dept. of History, p. 127.</ref><ref name=Florence>Biographical note in {{cite book | last = Wattles | first = Wallace | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = How to Be a Genius: Or the Science of Being Great | publisher = Health Research | date = September 1996 | location = | pages = pp99-100 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0787309370}}, including [http://musa23.blogspot.com/2008/06/florence-wattless-letter-to-mrs-towne.html "excerpts from a letter to Elizabeth Towne"] by Florance Wattles, originally published in [[The Nautilus (Magazine)| Nautilus]] magazine, 1911</ref> |
'''''The Science of Getting Rich''''' is a [[book]] written by [[Wallace Wattles|Wallace D. Wattles]]; it was published in 1910. Wattles, who had formerly been a [[Methodist]], was at the time of writing this book a [[Christian Socialist]].<ref>Cox, Ora Ellen (1916) "The Socialist Party in Indiana", in ''Indiana Magazine of History'', June 1916, Indiana University, Dept. of History, p. 127.</ref><ref name=Florence>Biographical note in {{cite book | last = Wattles | first = Wallace | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = How to Be a Genius: Or the Science of Being Great | publisher = Health Research | date = September 1996 | location = | pages = pp99-100 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0787309370}}, including [http://musa23.blogspot.com/2008/06/florence-wattless-letter-to-mrs-towne.html "excerpts from a letter to Elizabeth Towne"] by Florance Wattles, originally published in [[The Nautilus (Magazine)| Nautilus]] magazine, 1911</ref> |
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''The Science of Getting Rich'' was credited by [[Rhonda Byrne]] as one of the inspirations for her popular [[2006]] film [[The Secret]]. <ref name=NEWSWEEK>{{cite news| author = Jerry Adler | url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/36603/output/print| title= Decoding The Secret | work= [[Newsweek]] | date = 2007-08-21 | accessdate = 2008-08-19}}</ref><ref> {{cite news| url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21062184-5006022,00.html | title= The Secret life of Rhonda | work= Herald Sun}}</ref> As Byrne explained it on the web site of [[Oprah Winfrey]], "Something inside of me had me turn the pages one by one, and I can still remember my tears hitting the pages as I was reading it. [...] It gave me a glimpse of The Secret. It was like a flame inside of my heart. And with every day since, it's just become a raging fire of wanting to share all of this with the world."<ref name=oprah>{{cite web | title = Spirit: Discovering the Secret | url = http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/spirit/knowyourself/slideshow1_ss_20070208/1| accessdate = 2008-08-31}}</ref> |
''The Science of Getting Rich'' was credited by [[Rhonda Byrne]] as one of the inspirations for her popular [[2006]] film [[The Secret]]. <ref name=NEWSWEEK>{{cite news| author = Jerry Adler | url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/36603/output/print| title= Decoding The Secret | work= [[Newsweek]] | date = 2007-08-21 | accessdate = 2008-08-19}}</ref><ref> {{cite news| url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21062184-5006022,00.html | title= The Secret life of Rhonda | work= Herald Sun}}</ref> As Byrne explained it on the web site of [[Oprah Winfrey]], "Something inside of me had me turn the pages one by one, and I can still remember my tears hitting the pages as I was reading it. [...] It gave me a glimpse of The Secret. It was like a flame inside of my heart. And with every day since, it's just become a raging fire of wanting to share all of this with the world."<ref name=oprah>{{cite web | title = Spirit: Discovering the Secret | url = http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/spirit/knowyourself/slideshow1_ss_20070208/1| accessdate = 2008-08-31}}</ref> |
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The Science of Getting Rich is a book written by Wallace D. Wattles; it was published in 1910. Wattles, who had formerly been a Methodist, was at the time of writing this book a Christian Socialist.[1][2]
The Science of Getting Rich preceded the book Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill by 17 years; both titles have gone through many editions, and both remain in print. The book's title, which includes the word science, reflects Wattles' secular approach to the New Thought movement; it is a book about business prosperity, mind training, and success in the material world. The contents reflect ideas also popular in the early 20th century New Thoguht writings of Thomas Troward and Charles F. Haanel, as well as Elizabeth Towne, who published other books and magazine articles by Wattles. [3] It is a companion volume to the autor's less-well-known book on health from a New Thought perspective, The Science of Being Well[4] and his personal self-help book How to Be a Genius: Or the Science of Being Great.
The Science of Getting Rich was credited by Rhonda Byrne as one of the inspirations for her popular 2006 film The Secret. [5][6] As Byrne explained it on the web site of Oprah Winfrey, "Something inside of me had me turn the pages one by one, and I can still remember my tears hitting the pages as I was reading it. [...] It gave me a glimpse of The Secret. It was like a flame inside of my heart. And with every day since, it's just become a raging fire of wanting to share all of this with the world."[7]
References
- ^ Cox, Ora Ellen (1916) "The Socialist Party in Indiana", in Indiana Magazine of History, June 1916, Indiana University, Dept. of History, p. 127.
- ^ Biographical note in Wattles, Wallace (September 1996). How to Be a Genius: Or the Science of Being Great. Health Research. pp. pp99-100. ISBN 0787309370.
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(help), including "excerpts from a letter to Elizabeth Towne" by Florance Wattles, originally published in Nautilus magazine, 1911 - ^ Karen Kelly (1st edition, July 24, 2007). The Secret of the Secret: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Runaway Bestseller. Thomas Dunne Books. p. p.89.
She [Towne] ran pieces by Wallace Wattles in almost every issue [of The Nautilus] during the early 1900s.
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- ^ Jerry Adler (2007-08-21). "Decoding The Secret". Newsweek. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ "The Secret life of Rhonda". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Spirit: Discovering the Secret". Retrieved 2008-08-31.
External links
Wallace D. Wattles. – via Wikisource.
- Online Version of The Science of Getting Rich